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The Blood of a Poet
Le Sang d'un poète
Directed by Jean Cocteau
1932•55m•NR•★ 7.2
Drama / Fantasy
Synopsis
An artist is drawn through a mirror into an enigmatic hotel corridor where he witnesses bizarre allegorical scenes of suicide, childhood cruelty, and death before being commanded to shoot himself by a statue. Jean Cocteau's poetic, oneiric debut that inaugurated his celebrated Orphic trilogy.
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DirectorJean Cocteau
WriterJean Cocteau
CinematographyGeorges Périnal
MusicGeorges Auric
Principal Cast
Enrique RiveroPoet
Pauline CartonThe child trainer
Odette Talazac
EL
Elizabeth Lee MillerStatueJD
Jean DesbordesLouis XV FriendFD
Fernand DichampsLJ
Lucien JagerA spectator in a boxFB
Féral BengaBlack AngelTechnical Specifications
Runtime55m
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DirectorJean Cocteau
LanguagesFrench
CountryFR
StudioVicomte de Noailles
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